LuaJIT

wrkwg/wrk

A modern, multi-threaded HTTP benchmarking tool for generating significant load on web servers and APIs.

Sysbenchakopytov/sysbench

A scriptable multi-threaded benchmark tool for databases and systems based on LuaJIT.

lwanlpereira/lwan

A high-performance, scalable, and experimental HTTP server written in C, designed for efficiency and portability.

The Powder Toysimtr/The-Powder-Toy

A desktop physics sandbox game simulating air pressure, velocity, heat, and countless interactions between substances.

wrk2giltene/wrk2

A constant throughput HTTP benchmarking tool with accurate latency measurement using HdrHistogram to avoid coordinated omission.

Kvrocksapache/incubator-kvrocks

A distributed key-value NoSQL database compatible with Redis protocol, using RocksDB for storage to reduce memory costs and increase capacity.

Tarantooltarantool/tarantool

An in-memory computing platform combining a high-performance database and Lua application server for scalable web components.

snabbswitchSnabbCo/snabbswitch

A simple and fast packet networking toolkit for building high-performance network applications with Lua and kernel bypass.

LÖVRbjornbytes/lovr

A simple Lua framework for rapidly building VR experiences across multiple platforms and devices.

Lua Funluafun/luafun

A high-performance functional programming library for Lua designed with LuaJIT's trace compiler in mind.

cImguicimgui/cimgui

A thin, auto-generated C API wrapper for Dear ImGui, enabling its use from other programming languages via C bindings.

The original code from the DeepMind article + tweakskuz/DeepMind-Atari-Deep-Q-Learner

Original DeepMind DQN 3.0 implementation for Atari game reinforcement learning, with community tweaks.

GatekeeperAltraMayor/gatekeeper

An open-source, scalable DDoS protection system designed for network operators to withstand high-bandwidth attacks.

bustedlunarmodules/busted

An elegant and easy-to-use unit testing framework for Lua, LuaJIT, and MoonScript.

nvim-colorizer.luacatgoose/nvim-colorizer.lua

A high-performance, zero-dependency color highlighter for Neovim that supports hex, CSS functions, Tailwind, and custom parsers.

Sailorsailorproject/sailor

A Lua MVC web framework compatible with multiple Lua versions, web servers, and databases.

PicoLovepicolove/picolove

A free and open-source PICO-8 API implementation in LÖVE for running PICO-8 games on other platforms.

lua-resty-kafkadoujiang24/lua-resty-kafka

A Lua Kafka client driver for OpenResty/ngx_lua using the cosocket API for non-blocking communication.

DiscordiaSinisterRectus/Discordia

A Lua wrapper for the Discord API, enabling Discord bot development on the Luvit runtime with an event-driven, object-oriented interface.

serpentpkulchenko/serpent

A Lua serializer and pretty printer that produces human-readable output and reliable deserialization.

sqlite.luakkharji/sqlite.lua

SQLite LuaJIT binding with a simple, opinionated API for storing, retrieving, caching, and persisting SQLite databases.

FWKr-lyeh/FWK

A single-file, unlicensed 3D game engine/framework written in C, featuring an integrated asset pipeline and cross-platform support.

Freeminerfreeminer/freeminer

An open-source sandbox game engine inspired by Minecraft, focused on fun and modding.

ledgepintsized/ledge

An RFC-compliant, ESI-capable HTTP cache for Nginx/OpenResty backed by Redis, designed as a fast alternative to Squid/Varnish.

magickleafo/magick

Lua bindings to ImageMagick and GraphicsMagick for LuaJIT using FFI, enabling image manipulation from Lua scripts.

Löve-Nuklearkeharriso/love-nuklear

A lightweight immediate mode GUI module for LÖVE game engine, enabling in-game UI creation.

Cirno's Perfect Math Libraryexcessive/cpml

A comprehensive Lua math library for 2D/3D game development, providing vectors, matrices, quaternions, and geometric operations.

APIcast3scale/APIcast

An NGINX-based API gateway for the Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform, offering high performance, scalability, and extensible policies.

live-share.nvimazratul/live-share.nvim

Real-time collaborative editing, remote cursors, shared terminals, and E2E encryption for Neovim, inspired by VS Code Live Share.

nginx-lua - Nginx 1.19+ with LUA support based on Alpine Linux, Amazon Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu.fabiocicerchia/nginx-lua

Docker images providing the latest Nginx with LuaJIT and additional Lua modules, built for multiple Linux distributions.

binserbakpakin/binser

A robust, pure Lua binary serializer specializing in userdata, custom types, cycles, and metatables.

Cortex Command Community Project Sourcecortex-command-community/Cortex-Command-Community-Project-Source

Community-driven open-source continuation of the 2D physics-based real-time tactics game Cortex Command.

bitsergvx/bitser

A fast LuaJIT-based serializer for Lua values, producing compact output and supporting class registration.

luatracegeoffleyland/luatrace

A Lua module for tracing script execution, profiling performance, and analyzing code coverage with nanosecond-resolution timers.

Lumenxopxe/Lumen

A simple, dependency-free coroutine-based multitasking environment for Lua, featuring a scheduler, signals, pipes, and mutexes.

lua-zmqNeopallium/lua-zmq

Lua bindings for ZeroMQ 2.x, enabling high-performance message passing between distributed applications.